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I waited patiently for the LordHe inclined and heard my cryHe brought me up out of the pitOut of the miry clay

I will sing, sing a new song

-40

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So then we had this slightly unusual piece of music and we said, 'OK, what are we going to do with it?' Bono said, 'Let's do a psalm.' Opened up the bible and found Psalm 40. 'This is it. Let's do it.' And within forty minutes we had worked out the last few elements for the tune, Bono had sung it, and we mixed it. And literally, after finishing the mix, we walked out through the door and the next band walked in. - The Edge, 2006

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Stay (Faraway, So Close!) - Underdog Remix Lyrics

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"'Stay (Faraway, So Close!)' was a song Bono and Edge had been working on for some time. Bono used to say it was for Frank Sinatra but we needed songs for Zooropa so we thought we would have a go. It was hard to figure out how we would do it. I mean, no one is going to mistake us for Frank Sinatra's backing band. A very humble little combo sound is what we ended up with and that really worked." - Adam, U2 By U2 2006

Green light, 7-Eleven You stop in for a pack of cigarettes You don't smoke, don't even want to Hey now, check your change Dressed up like a car crash The wheels are turning but you're upside down You say when he hits you you don't mind Because when he hurts you you feel alive Oh now, is that what it is

Red light, grey morning You stumble out of a hole in the ground A vampire or a victim It depends on who's around You used to stay in to watch the adverts You could lip-synch to the talk shows

And if you look, you look through me And if you talk, you talk at me And if I touch you, you don't feel a thing If I could stay, then the night would give you up Stay and the day would keep its trust Stay and the night would be enough

Faraway, so close up with the static and the radio With satellite television you can go anywhere Miami, New Orleans, London, Belfast, and Berlin

And if you listen, I can't call And if you jump, you just might fall And if you shout, I'll only hear you But if you stay then the night would break its trust Stay and the day would give you Stay with the spirit you found Stay and the night will be enough

And if you listen, I can't call And if you jump, you just might fall And if you shout, I'll only hear you But if you stay then the day would give you up Stay with the demons you drowned Stay with the spirit you found Stay and the night will be enough

Three o'clock in the morning It's quiet and there's no one around Just the bang and the clatter as an angel runs to ground Just the bang and the clatter as an angel hits the ground